Organisational Development Business Partner at Golden Lane Housing

Organisational Development Business Partner

Location: Home based, with regular travel in line with business needs.

Salary: £43,470 per annum

Closing date: 6th November 2026

Vacancy Type: Maternity Cover until 31/03/2028

About the role

We are looking for someone who supports the delivery of the People & Culture Strategy and contributes to Golden Lane Housing’s organisational development, cultural change and transformation agenda. 

This role is responsible for proactively supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of a wide range of organisational development solutions and interventions that deliver sustainable improvements in individual, team and organisational performance. The role provides support to the Director of Business Services and the Head of People and Culture for transformation projects, all Learning & Development requirements for colleagues and board members in areas such as behaviour and values, culture change, employee engagement, change management, apprenticeship, coaching, leadership development and talent/succession planning.

You will be encouraged to bring your ideas, experiences and perspective to help shape how we work and improve what we do. 

You’ll play an important role in supporting the creation of a positive and cohesive culture that aligns to our values and behaviours.  Working closely with the Head of People and Culture and other leaders across the organisation to ensure the delivery of our People and Culture Strategy that is aligned to our organisational plan.

What you will be doing

You will contribute to a range of activities, which may include:

Training needs and skill gap analysis for the whole organisation with prioritisation for solutions

Build a portfolio of internal training and work with key external stakeholders

Develop and maintain positive working relationships with managers, colleagues and external providers to ensure effective delivery of organisational development initiatives.

Work with the Colleague Engagement Group on engagement activities including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Design, implement, manage and report on a coaching scheme (internal and external) as well as other Learning & Development opportunities for the GLH teams

Lead organisational development through learning and leadership capability and to deliver this with the support of the Head of People and Culture

Create and manage a succession plan for each directorate and report to each Executive member on the status and recommendations for their people, as well as engagement

Through understanding all operational plans, identify training solutions and work closely with the Heads of Service on defining and delivering excellence within their departments.

Lead the continued development of colleagues across GLH in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Lead communications relating to organisational development initiatives, ensuring clear engagement with all. 

Lead the design, delivery and evaluation of organisational development initiatives aligned to the People and Culture Strategy and organisational objectives.

Promote a culture of appreciation and recognition that supports organisational values and colleague engagement.

Supports the compliance of any regulatory requirements that affects GLH, such as the competency and conduct standard.

Skills, knowledge and experience

What you will bring

Level 5 CIPD qualified or working towards completion, with a commitment to continuing professional development.

Experience with Learning & Development including the design, delivery and evaluation of training workshops

Experience of working with culture change.

Provide analysis, interpretation, observations, recommendations, feedback and action planning for a wide range of Organisational Development interventions e.g. staff feedback, team development

Ability to record, report and interpret data and make sound value for money decisions on development proposals

Collaborate and influence people with the ability to manage challenge and resistance to change

Ability to influence people and engage with groups for workshop delivery

Ability to create excellent working relationships both internally and externally

Assess spend and apply for funding opportunities

Manage the development and delivery of projects to meet tight timescales

Ability to give feedback to individuals in a manner that engages the recipient

What would be helpful 

Knowledge of Organisational Development

Knowledge of regulatory requirements in the Housing sector.

Training Needs and skills gap Analysis

Coach and mentor colleagues

Be an integral part of the induction and probation process

Knowledge of Health and Safety Compliance

Demonstrate collaborative working with Communications, Health & Safety, Governance and all Operational teams to reduce silo effect and maximise potential for success

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Golden Lane Housing, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.